D.So many Christians are
tormented by confusion, and, as the Bible calls it, they are tossed about
with every wind of doctrine

E.God never intended for a
follower of Jesus Christ to be so confused and tossed about and defeated
because of uncertainty (Cf Lk 1:4)

F.Tonight I want to learn the
importance, the value of having, knowing and believing sound Biblical truths
that we call doctrines of the faith

II.
Message

A.
What is Bible Doctrine?

1.Doctrine itself just means,
Teaching; true instruction, the presentation of facts and truth

2.Biblical doctrine is what God
teaches as truth and factual

3.In other words, Doctrine is
What is right, and good, and absolute

4.Doctrine is NOT always easy
to understand – it is compared to meat instead of milk (Isa 28:9) – it must
be chewed on (studied) to appreciate

5.GREAT TRUTH: Bible Doctrine
is the Rock upon which Jesus said He would build His church (Mt 16:16-18)

a.Most churches are built upon
the rock of men, or feelings and experiences

b.But Christ’s Church is built
upon the FACT of who Jesus is

6.Much of the Bible is
doctrinal – not just devotional (2Tim 3:16; 4:1-3)

7.We wish the Bible was just
one big, long list of encouraging phrases and quotes, but it is not. There
is much encouragement, but more correction, and instruction, and we had
better stay in love with doctrine (2Tim 4:3,4)

B.
The Importance of Bible Doctrine in the Life of the Believer

1.Jesus taught things as
doctrine (Mt 7:28; 22:33; Mk 1:22; 12:38; Lk 4:32) – they were to be taken
literally, and completely as true – not symbolic, and allegorical, and
subjectively like you please!

3.The teaching of doctrine is
part of evangelism (Acts 5:28; 13:12; Titus 1:9) See also Mt 28:19,20…
“teaching them to observe (obey) all things whatsoever I have commanded
you!”

4.A preacher’s responsibility
is to teach and preach good doctrine (1Tim 4:6; 16; 5:17; 2Tim 3:16) – not
entertain you – never has been, until the 20th century, and so we
see a world more neurotic, and lost than ever!

5.Without it most people end up
in hell – why?

a.Because with only
suggestions, and guesswork, no one ends up believing any truth

b.Jesus said, “Ye MUST be born
again” and then taught Nicodemas the doctrine of the new birth in John 3

6.Without doctrine, most
Christians are miserable because they are swayed by every wind of doctrine
(Eph 4:14)

a.Fearing losing their
salvation

b.Fearing cursing the Holy
Spirit

c.Fearing the devil

d.Worrying about the end times

e.DOCTRINE, RIGHT DOCTRINE
fixes all of that!

7.With doctrine, we can stand
against the wiles of the devil (conniving, scheming of the devil), and stay
standing – no fears, no doubts, no defeats

8.Remember this - Bible
Doctrine can repel satanic attack (Mk 1:27)!

C.
Bad Doctrine - We are warned to make sure that
what we believe came from God (Jn 7:16,17) and not from man, or from
tradition, or from our own selves

1.Different religions teach
different doctrines – not just how they may worship (style), but what they
actually TEACH (substance; Mt 16:12)

2.Religion is all about
substituting the truth with other doctrines (Mt 15:9) that promote their
religion and replace God in the end

a.Buddhist – gets rid of God

b.Satan in the garden,
convinced Eve that she didn’t need God

c.All religions, and all
different churches are here because people won’t submit to sound doctrine as
found in the Scriptures (Gal 4:30, etc)

3.You will only tell what is
good, wholesome, and sound doctrine if you study your Bible, memorize your
Bible, learn your Bible, and obey your Bible – otherwise, you will
constantly shift with the pressures of the wind!

D.
What are Some Biblical Doctrines?

1.The Doctrine of Christ
(2Jn 1:9) – who He is, what He did, His two comings, His nature, His
sinlessness

2.The Doctrine of Sin and
Salvation (Rom 6:17,18)

a.Has to be well understood

b.ALL are sinners, separated
from God by that sin

c.NO ONE can earn heaven – must
be given to people by faith

d.Without Jesus, every person
is going to a devil’s hell

3.The Doctrine of the
Anti-christ (2Thes 2:1-12; Zech 11:17)

a.The second most important
person to study and learn about in your Bible after Jesus Christ

b.The arrival of the
anti-christ is preceded by Christians falling away

c.Then the man of sin appears
in the world – like Jesus just appeared at the river Jordan to be baptized
by John

d.He is the son of perdition
(hell) – not a Saviour at all

e.He hates God and anything
that is religious – wants ALL the worship and ALL the attention

f.Will sit down as GOD in the
flesh (just like Jesus) on a throne in the Jewish rebuilt temple

g.Mystery of iniquity – sin

h.That WICKED shall then be
fully revealed!

i.He will have power to do
signs and deceivable wonders

j.God will damn people who
follow the antichrist instead of His Son

4.The Doctrines of devils
(1Tim 4:1-5)

a.Hypocrisy

b.No conscience – burned out

c.Forbidding to marry – thought
to be more spiritual

d.Commanding to abstain from
eating certain meats

5.The Doctrine of Submission
and Humility (1Tim 6:1-5) – real practical
here. Here is the doctrine that all Christians are to not riot, and fight,
and rebel, but to protect the integrity of not only God’s name and
reputation, but also of the DOCTRINE of God!